Monday, 15 March 2010

Rule Britannia...?

Naah, my soul will most likely always be Swedish, I'm afraid. However, the beauty of living in foreign land is that you are able to pick the raisins out of two cakes. In some respects, the UK seem to have got a far nicer way of doing things, and in other areas, Sweden wins hands down.

With the latest trend in Union Jack decorating details, a sewing Swede gets a chance to honour her host country. No, I do not yet master making shoes and phone boots, but hearts and tea cosies seem managable.

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Welcome to my blog, where I hope to share a few glimpses of interior and garden decorating ideas and of the life of a Swede in the UK. Unable and unwilling to stick to one style, my house hosts a mix of Swedish-Danish-French country style, with a hint of New England and a whiff of the Orient. I tend to surround myself with pale, calming colours, but sometimes also flirt with a more spicy palette. With inspiration from nature, recycled items and a dose of cheeky playfulness, I try to see beauty in the little things and items that may at first appear scruffy and 'past their best'. I hope you may find some inspiration here. Välkomna!

Unless otherwise indicated, all photos are my own, so please ask if you would like to borrow them, and always state the source.

Some of my photos from the Swenglish Home featured in Franciska Munck Johansen's book...

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Some of my photos in Franciska Munck Johansen's Christmas book......

Out in November 2012

Our home featured in...

April issue 2012

Our home featured in German magazine Landhaus...

July/August issue 2012

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Hungarian Interior Magazin Otthon, 2013/06

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Norwegian magazine Vakre Hjem, March 2011

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Hungarian magazine A Mi Otthonunk, Dec 2011

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Wiltshire Magazine April/May 2012

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Wedding Flowers Magazine July/August 2012

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Good Homes Magazine, February 2013

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About me

I am a forty-something Swede and I live with my familyin an 18th-century cottage in a small hamlet outside Bath in the UK. I previously lived in an early Victorian house nearby, the interior of which is the one featured here during the first four years of the Swenglish Home blog (Feb 2010 - Feb 2014). When I am not busy picking flowers by the road side or plotting a new interior project, I work as a university lecturer and consultant in Intercultural Communication.

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